Retail Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Retailing
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Milton Keynes. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 42 39
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 +36
Contract jobs citing Retail 6 7 16
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 1.64% 2.57% 3.23%
As % of the General category 3.31% 4.64% 5.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 7 10
10th Percentile £172 £176 £239
25th Percentile £173 £188 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £176 £349 £425
Median % change year-on-year -49.70% -17.88% -31.45%
75th Percentile £596 £456 £488
90th Percentile £735 £543 £604
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £172 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -61.72% +5.88% -31.45%

All General Skills
Milton Keynes

Retail falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 181 151 300
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 49.59% 55.51% 60.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 141 99 224
10th Percentile £214 £234 £276
25th Percentile £363 £331 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% +8.40%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £627
90th Percentile £630 £650 £750
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £425 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -10.53% -5.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 12
10th Percentile £27.29 £13.34 £20.26
25th Percentile - £15.35 £23.37
Median hourly rate £29.61 £18.70 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.34% -22.08% +60.00%
75th Percentile - £28.35 £30.00
90th Percentile £30.89 £34.14 -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £29.61 £28.35 £24.00
% change year-on-year +4.44% +18.13% +50.00%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Retail relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes.

Retail job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Retail
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Retail.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Retail

Retail
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Retail in Milton Keynes

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Retail.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Retail

Retail
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Banking
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Financial Institution
2 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Analyst
1 4 (66.67%) Desktop Analyst
1 4 (66.67%) Desktop Support
1 4 (66.67%) Desktop Support Analyst
1 4 (66.67%) Support Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Architect
2 2 (33.33%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Business Impact Analysis
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (50.00%) Impact Analysis
1 3 (50.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) SLA